The Coming Collapse.

The Thwaites Ice Shelf begins where the massive Thwaites Glacier meets the West Antarctic coast. At the December 2021 American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in New Orleans, Schmidt's team presented a careful analysis of Icefin's data, confirming that the vertical ice surfaces are playing a pivotal role in the demise of the Thwaites Ice Shelf. Richard B. Alley; February 2019. scientificamerican.com/magazine/sa Forces Breaking the Ice Shelf Recent research expeditions have revealed several novel mechanisms that are tearing up the Thwaites Ice Shelf more extensively and quickly than previously thought. ON DECEMBER 26, 2019, ERIN PETTIT TRUDGED ACROSS A PLAIN OF GLARING SNOW AND ice, dragging an ice-penetrating radar unit the size of a large suitcase on a red plastic sled behind her. [Extracted from the article]